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EDITOR IN CHIEF
Ryan Frank
EDITORIAL EDITORS
Jonas Allen, Kameron Cole
Freshman experience goes beyond classes
A quick guide for neu students on ubat they can expect
at and around the University during tbeir time bere
Finally. The last parent has
shuffled back home with sev
eral rolls of film and a T-shirt
that reads “My money and my
kid go to the University of Oregon."
By now you've probably recovered
from your bookstore bill and discov
ered the agony (for some, the ecstasy)
of communal showers. Now you just
need to figure out the finer points of
University life.
Or maybe you've just returned to
campus after a frenzied spring depar
ture, only to discover that you don’t
Opinion
Kameron
Cole
remember what classes
you’re taking, your old
roommate and stereo
are in New Guinea,
and your bike is not
where you left it Mem
ories of last year’s con
struction and campus
controversies are prob
ably a bit fuzzy.
Whether you are a
freshman or grizzled
UO veteran, odds are
you could benefit from
a quick campus primer. So allow me
to take your hand and gently guide
you through this tree-lined labyrinth
we call the University of Oregon. We
should probably walk because we’ll
never find a place to park. All set?
Let’s go.
We'll start with the newly renovat
ed and ever-confusing Erb Memorial
Union.
You probably have some questions,
like “Does this staircase go any
where7” The EMU. depending on
vour perspective, is either the hub of
campus life or a vortex of despair. The
building is home to most of the high
profile student groups on campus.
Getting involved in one of those
groups offers not only a chance to
make an impact on campus, but also
to witness the occasional power strug
gle. The snazzy new coffeehouse and
long-awaited food upgrades promise
to draw even more students into the
web of intrigue.
The EMU Amphitheater, completed
last year, is sure to attract a wide range
of diverse and controversial view
points: things that have never been
scarce at the University. For example,
it’s likely that some time this fall you
will be regaled by the vocal stylings of
“Bible Jim.” For the uninitiated, it’s
simply something that has to be expe
rienced firsthand, so I won’t ruin it for
you. But be watching — and listening.
Forget everything you’ve read in
those college guidebooks. The fact is
that there’s no particular trick to mud
dling through your time at the Univer
sity. Sometimes you’ll be stressed,
and sometimes you’ll be content.
Sometimes you will be under
whelmed, and sometimes you will be
amazed. And you won’t necessarily
have control over when and where.
Just use vour best judgment and try to
relax After all, it’s just life.
Kameron Cole is an editorial editor for
the Emerald Her i ieus do not necessari
ly represent those of the neu spaper.
From coffee to tie-dye to
rainy days, some things just
can’t be escaped in Eugene
It’s the first day of classes. It’s the
first day of fah term. It’s the first
day without vacation. But it's
not the University’s fault
Almost as certain as death and
taxes, school must start in Septem
ber. Yet it’s Oregon’s most tie-dyed
town, not the University, that will
offer the most practical lessons of
your college career.
Eugene’s first instruction is basic
knowledge: coffee is king. A walk
down 13th Avenue will prove just
that. Aside from the obligatory Star
bucks and Coffee People, the street
is home to several local percolators
for an emergency java jolt. This les
son will be repeated throughout the
year. After all, coffee can stunt vour
growth and tan your teeth, but how
many people will drink just one?
With caffeine in hand, students
are ready to tackle the next lesson.
Sports Afield magazine recently
named the University the best all
around campus for outdoor adven
ture and wilderness excursions.
This distinction is well-deserved;
Eugene has one of the nation’s best
biking systems, and its local hiking
and rafting opportunities are second
to none.
Of course, the magazine fails to
mention that Eugene is water-logged
Opinion
Jonas
.Alien
ior mosi oi me year.
The outdoors are
tempting, but even
seasoned adventurers
pack an umbrella or
raincoat. It’s not real
ly a Eugene thing;
rain is more of an
Oregon trait. But if
the city teaches stu
dents one thing before
graduation, it’s “have
coat, will travel.”
Eugene will leave
no stone unturned tor its next les
son: construction is inevitable; plan
ahead. Traffic delays provide a cru
Gwumni SalimenaBneruid
cial demonstration in time manage
ment and patience. To ensure that
we master these skills, Eugene
crews are scheduled to work for at
least two more years — but please
learn quickly.
The city’s final words of wisdom
come directly from its amphibious
expert, "Frog.” His joke books are
simple, but so is his message: humor
is key for survival. College is an ad
venture, and so is Eugene. If stu
dents can’t learn to laugh at both, it
could be a long year.
Jonas Allen is an editorial editor for tbe
Emerald His tieus do not necessarily
represent those of the neuspaper.
Emerald breaks out new look for its 100th anniversary
With the start of a new year, we
have a new Oregon Daily Emerald.
One that is now 100 years old.
Unless you are sleepwalking your
way to an 8 a.m. class, you noticed
our biggest change right away — our
new look.
This being a monumental year for
the Emerald, we wanted to do some
thing special. We wanted a new
nameplate that reflected our inde
pendent status and conveyed a sense
of history.
The new design is a near-replica of
the Emerald’s nameplate from the
late 1920s and mid-30s. The only real
change is the seal. The University’s
seal was previously located where
the new one now is. Because the
Emerald became independent from
the University in the 1971, we felt a
change was needed.
Inside the
Emerald
Ryan
Fmk
Jeff Fisher, an
Emerald alumnus,
created the new
nameplate design and
seal.
Fisher, 42, graduat
ed from the Universi
ty in 1980 and spent
his last two years
working at the Emer
ald as a graphic de
signer in the advertis
ing department. After
leaving the Universi
ty, he worked for sev
eral companies before establishing
his current one-man operation called
LogoMotives in Portland.
He has designed logos for numer
ous companies, including the Seattle
Seahawks and a number of interna
tional corporations.
The Emerald’s seal is designed to
reflect our status as an independent
campus newspaper in the state of
Oregon. In one of the eagle’s claws is
a scroll, representing academia, and
in the other is a quill, representing
newsgathering and writing. Behind
the eagle is an outline of Mount
Hood. Oregon’s most popular recre
ational mountain, which is an hour
east of Portland.
To complement Fisher's design,
our graphics staff spent last week de
signing the new look. News art edi
tor Matt Garton headed up our re
design.
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However, the Emerald's appear
ance is not the only change this year.
You will also find changes, not all
of them in this issue, in our content
and coverage. Wo have added a sec
ond editorial illustrator and two in
depth reporters and improved our
postgame packaging of Oregon foot
ball coverage on Mondays.
A redesign of the Emerald Web site
(darkwing.uorogon.edu/~ode) by on
line editor Jake Oilman and webmas
ter Broc Nelson is one of our long
term goals. The redesign is set to
launch sometime during winter term.
Welcome to the new Emerald. We
hope you like what you see and read.
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DISTURBING
CALLS AT DIN
NER:
A Midwestern
telephone com
pany has devel
oped a caller ID
system requiring
“unavaSaWe*
calls to identity
themselves. Re
cent tests show
most business
callers hang up
before getting
through to
households.
TO JULIANA
KEISER:
The Junction City
woman was not
forced to pay a
$45 fine for feed
ing stray cats in
the city’s down
town area.
TO PENTAGON
SECURITY:
Amalfiinciiooing
barrier in the Pen
tagon driveway
Cammed into the
limousine of sev
eral Japanese
diplomats, injur
ing defense min
ister Fukushiro
Nukaga and five
others.
TO JUNCTION
OTY POLICE
AND CITY COUN
CIL:
Feeding a hungry
cat is not worth a
legal battle in the
first place.
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